Title :
An evaluation and the optimum threshold for radar return signal applied for a mutual information
Author :
Kondo, Michimasa
Author_Institution :
Tokyo Univ. of Mercantile Marine, Japan
Abstract :
This paper proposes a new evaluation method using mutual information for radar return signals. It is shown that there is an optimum threshold level for detecting a radar target in the received signal due to the maximization of the mutual information applied to the evaluation method
Keywords :
optimisation; radar detection; radar signal processing; radar theory; evaluation method; maximization; mutual information; optimum threshold level; radar return signal; radar target detection; Entropy; Hafnium; Mutual information; Noise level; Object detection; Radar detection; Radar imaging; Radar measurements; Signal detection; Uncertainty;
Conference_Titel :
Radar Conference, 2000. The Record of the IEEE 2000 International
Conference_Location :
Alexandria, VA
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-5776-0
DOI :
10.1109/RADAR.2000.851836
